Fibre Arts Festival & Sale
14th March 2020 - Peterborough Sport & Wellness Centre, 775 Brealey Drive K9K 2G7 [email protected] Peterborough, ON, Canada

Vendor Profile: Wool4Ewe Wool 4 Ewe had a small flock of ewes, in Ontario. Most of our ewes were of the Dorset breed. Our lambs were generally born in May as singles or twins. Triplets occurred, but not as often. Our ewes spent most of their time outdoors. This way they could exercise and spend as much time as they wanted in the fresh air and sunshine. They had access to a barn, of course, and came in whenever they liked. They were sheared in the spring and their soft, warm f...leeces are used to make our products. From here we graduated to our Wool 4 Ewe Mill. We can now process various fibers from fleeces to rovings, batts or rug yarn. We also sell batts and roving and rug yarn along with all the items seen on the website. Come see how fiber is processed! See more

Vendor Profile: Wild Violet Designs WILD VIOLET DESIGNS Laurie Corriveau alpaca farm with felted hats, mittens, kits,scarves and hand dyed fibre, hand spun yarn, knitting needles & notions

Vendor Profile: What’s Weft by Esther Grav (since 1983) What’s Weft is a supplier of Ashford weaving & spinning equipment & fibre supplies. We also sell Lendrum spinning wheels. We supply Ashford wool roving in Merino, Corriedale & Polworth. Other supplies include hand dyed silks, natural dye products & an assortment of accessories for felting, spinning & weaving. Handwoven & felted products are also available. Esther opened the business in 1983 and works out of her home in B...elleville, ON. She also offers weaving, spinning & felt instruction. Esther has her OHS Weaving certificate and has taken the Spinning certificate course in Owen Sound. Over the last 15 years she has been actively pursuing her interest in Wet Felting. She has travelled to many countries and taken courses from Master Felters. She is a member of the Belleville Weavers & Spinners Guild, the Kingston Handloom Weavers & Spinners Guild & the Ontario Handweavers & Spinners. Check out Facebook or email: [email protected] for more information. See more

Vendor Profile: TWIN PINES ALPACAS Farm & Fibre Mill is located in the beautiful rolling hills of Northumberland County, Ontario. Our farm is a local landmark and is known for its’ large herd of Huacaya Alpaca which is raised for fleece. In 2018, we expanded our farm operations to include a commercial on site textile mill and custom milling service. We specialize in natural fibre products made from Huacaya Alpaca, a wide variety of high quality sheep wool, mohair and other exotic plant fibres to make yarn, rovings and felted products for sale. From our farm to your home we strive to make products every fibre enthusiast will enjoy for years to come. Stop by Twin Pines Alpacas Farm & Fibre Mill and ‘Come Experience the Difference.

Vendor Profile: The Night Weaver My name is Valerie Carpentier known as the Night Weaver. I have worked in various mediums but for the last 10 years I have been creating fabric art landscapes. I enjoy selecting fabrics and then texturizing the composition with thread painting to give contrast and depth to my art work.

Vendor Profile: THE LIVING CANVAS Laura Mayo Artist Statement Born and raised in the Ottawa Valley, Laura has always been surrounded by nature and takes inspiration from it to produce her art. With over twenty years of experience as a self taught artist, Laura has mastered the art of Sun Dyeing, which involves taking the leaves, flowers and seeds from plants and using them to create permanent images on silk scarves.... Working extensively with other fabric dyes, Laura has also created a line of Ice and Spray Dyed scarves in a fusion of colours to add to her line. Hand made, perfectly matched scarf jewelry is also available to be purchased along with the scarves. See more

Vendor Profile: Join THE BLACK LAMB at Peterborough Annual Fibre Arts Festival. We will have a wide selection of custom roving both superwash and feltable for spinning and wet felting, plus an array of other fibres for your enjoyment. Pre needle felted batts for needle felters, and custom scarf batts. We will have beginner dye kits, and needle felting kits. Our collection of knitting, spinning, and felting supplies is a reflection of our passion for these ageless craft. We invite you to visit our booth, linger, touch the fibres, and be inspired to create your next project.

Vendor Profile: The Alpaca Shop Beautifully located on 100 acres in Peterborough’s west end, Donna Carol and Kathy have been growing their award winning herd for 14 years. What started as a pure love for the animals has developed more recently into a love of the luxurious fibres these wonderful creatures produce. Years of breeding top genetics, we now have animals that are growing exceptionally fine fleeces that in turn make the most beautiful yarns that are soft, warm and hypo allergenic. Small batch dying of our yarns are producing one of a kind skeins that we are proud to showcase. We have a large assortment of items made from 100% alpaca, including dryer balls, insoles, rugs, hats and scarves. Looking to make your own creations we offer raw fleece as well. Isn’t it time you discovered Alpaca.

Vendor Profile: TERRA ORGANICA Maria Guadalupe Cervantes I was born and raised in Mexico City, where I completed my Business degree at the University of Mexico and started working in the Banking Industry, but I always had a passion for design coming from an Artisan family for generations. After I moved to Puerto Vallarta, I met my husband, got married and immigrated to Canada and started my new life and follow my dream My design/crafting venture began in my artisan’s worksho...p in Campbellville, Ontario in 2003, now is a family business my husband who retired last year and 2 part time ladies help me with all the process. I pride myself in working with quality, sustainable, vintage and organic eco-friendly products to recycle and produce my personally designed textiles mixing natural fabrics with contemporary elements. I love working with different textures to make my creations, and my goal is to create organic and vintage products that are useful in everyday life Each piece is exclusively crafted and stamped with NO TWO PIECES THE SAME. Because of the variations in shapes, color and artistry, rustic irregularities are to be expected and lend an individuality to each creation. See more

Vendor Profile: Stitches Plus quilting and embroidery, lessons, [email protected] (Betty Ann Welsh, Omemee)

Vendor Profile: Shepherd’s Hill Farm consists of a flock of mostly long wool sheep raised in an ethical and sustainable manner. Our goal is to produce fleeces that are clean, consistent and easy to spin. Our efforts have been recognized locally and at the Royal Winter Fair. I enjoy dyeing our fibre and painting yarn as well as using my fibre in rug hooked items.

Vendor Profile: Rovings & Wraps At Rovings & Wraps we have blends for spinning and felting using luxury and exoctic fibres. Merino, alpaca, angora, tussah and cultivated silk and other fibres all are blended to make colourful and interesting batts that are fun to spin or felt. There are hand dyed rovings as well, using Merino , Blue Faced Leister, Polworth and other fine wools. Finished items from yarn spun from all our fibres include cowls, scarves, and shawls. Hand spun yarns are also available. A great place to shop for you fibre needs! Hand dyed rovings. Blends to spin and felt. Lots of different colours and blends. Twins 50 grams of roving in a solid colour with 50 grams of a complimentary blend .

Vendor Profile: One of a Kind Quilting, clothing... [email protected]

Vendor Profile: Pine Hollow Farm PINE HOLLOW FARM was established as a family farm in 1982. I wanted to learn hand-spinning and produce my own fibre. The Angora goats arrived in 1987 and purebred, registered Rambouillet sheep arrived in 1988. Unfortunately there were no mills in Canada that could effectively process the fine wool. And so I began a cross breeding program using three purebred sheep breeds, to develop a specific fibre and breed type. After qualifying as an Angor...a Goat judge, I further defined my breeding goals in both the Angora goat herd and the sheep flock. After years of extensive selection, I named my sheep Norbouillet. Pine Hollow Farm is the exclusive producer of this breeding stock. The fibre is available in washed locks, rovings and yarn, both hand dyed and naturally coloured. My fibre is processed at Wellington Fibres near Elora Ont. The farm also supplies wool/yarn orders to other farmers, processors or shops who wish to have a Canadian and Ontario grown and processed product. The Norbouillet sheep produce many natural colours including cream, browns, greys and black. Blending the wool with mohair enhances the properties of both. Many rovings and yarn blends use different percentages of these two natural fibres. Pine Hollow Farm is a member of the Upper Canada Fibre Shed and had the honour of supplying the yarn that was hand woven into a blanket to be presented to HRH Prince Charles during his 2017 Canadian visit. There are several other exciting projects using Norbouillet wool in the works. https://uppercanadafibreshed.ca/2017/05/08/pine-hollow-farm. And a Norbouillet page can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mostlymohair. Allison can be reached at [email protected]